Was it Delicious?

I must admit I had no idea what "Delicious" was until I took this course! I can see it being a useful tool if you were someone who worked on multiple computers and/or a blackberry because all of your useful and interesting bookmarks would be in one place on the internet. However I tend to only need certain bookmarks at work and different ones at home so I don't think this tool would be as useful to me. I found that many of the sites I liked and used were also accessed by a large number of other users. So maybe I am not as creative or innovative as I thought I was! Nevertheless it was interesting to know that such an internet tool exists and that I was able to master it quite easily.

Assignment #4 Time For Some Fun!

I chose to try and make a picture mosaic in the Big Huge Labs site. This assignment was an interesting experiment in finding photos that were compatible and interesting to look at.

The first one was with cats and the second one was with flowers.

Cats are always interesting to look at as they have an expression of

either boredom or curiousity. These pictures have an example of both of those feelings.

I was really pleased at how well these pictures fit together. All are very different flowers but they seem to compliment each other well.





I also tried out the Generators. Some were really interesting. Two that I found to be fun were the Band Name Generator and the Clippy Office Assistant Generator.

For the Band name Generator I put in the word "Librarian" and lo and behold out of the many names that were displayed, two caught my eye: "Librarians of the Mind" and "Librarian Baby and the Fantastic Barcodes"! Maybe for the next talent show...

The Clippy Office Assistant has you put "helpful" tips into a bubble that would supposedly pop up and assist you in Word. This was fun but not very resourceful!

23 Things Assignment # 3

I have now conquered adding RSS feeds to a reader and must admit this is a very cool time saver! I never knew what that symbol/RSS meant and now I do! I like having my favorite web pages handy for viewing. The three I decided to use for the Bloglines were:
CBC Top Stories -News
EW.com Today's Latest Headlines
People.com Latest News

I see how this feature could be used for work purposes if you needed to be constantly up to date on the latest issues in the world. But I would use this feature for leisure reading. There is a lot of information to browse through and although the articles are compressed for easy viewing, you still need time to scroll through and choose the ones of interest.

I would probably want these RSS feeds added to a web page(such as Google) or directly to my blog rather than having to open a specific viewer like Bloglines.

23 Things Assignment #2

There is nothing quite as serene as watching butterflies dance from flower to flower. They seem so light and elegant as they float on the breeze. They are a true sign of summer.

The moon seems to be saying farewell

as it drifts through the night.

What can I say--they are just sooo cute!